Our client, a leading South African financial group founded in 1985, encompasses insurers and a comparison platform. Rooted in providing peace of mind, they safeguard possessions, loved ones, and life plans. Pioneering innovation and service, their diverse team drives excellence, and they are looking for a Financial Advisor to join their team.

Job Purpose:
The Financial Advisor will be responsible for conducting financial needs analysis for both Life and Investment planning needs, utilize extensive expertise to provide financial advice to customers, grow client base and prospecting of new clients.

Responsibilities:
Sales Opportunities Creation

• Develop a personal network within the sales territory and represent the organization at relevant industry events, sourcing of referrals, and recommendations from existing customers and other contacts to identify sales opportunities, promote the organization, and enhance its reputation. Identify Personal Lines and Business Insurance opportunities

Customer Needs Clarification

• Consult with a range of customer representatives at different levels to identify the outcomes they require, introducing relevant internal specialists and utilizing their expertise to gather and analyses complex customer data, clarify mid- to long-term customer needs, and develop and agree to a specification of customer requirements. Conduct financial needs analysis, client portfolio analysis and provide financial advice

Sell Customer Propositions

• Identify the products or services that best meet the customer's stated needs, use personal expertise to propose quantities and product configurations, explain the selection to the customer, and invite the customer to make a purchase at the standard price/terms and conditions of sale

Customer Onboarding

• Walk customers through the advanced/custom features of the product/service, connecting those features directly with customer pain points

Performance Management

• Respond to personal objectives, take appropriate actions to ensure achievement of agreed objectives and use performance management systems to improve personal performance

Customer Relationships Development

• Develop and implement a customer contact plan to communicate product launches and engage the potential customers in relevant sales campaigns to build new relationships
• Act as first point of contact for customer queries and complaints and resolve these, referring complex issues to others and ensuring that the customer receives an appropriate response

Client & Customer Management (External)

• Manage key client and customer relationships to maintain customer satisfaction, retention of clients and loyalty

Client Document Management

• Create and ensure compliance with a companywide document management system

Operational Compliance

• Develop knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure

Personal Capability Building

• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfil personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of Financial Service conferences, and reading specialist media

Qualification and Experience:

• Matric / Grade 12 or SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)
• 120 FAIS Credits (NQF5) in Wealth management (Essential)
• RE5 (Essential)
• 120 FAIS (NQF6) in Wealth management/ CFP/ equivalent (Advantageous)
• 2 or more years’ experience as a financial advisor within financial services industry with dealing in upper mass market and/or affluent client segment (Life & investment) (Essential)
• Face to face sales experience in the financial Insurance sector
• Must have a driver's license

Should you wish to apply for the position, please apply directly via this job board, please ensure that you quote reference number 202627 subject heading or email body.

Surgo (Pty) Ltd will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity (EE) and is committed in maintaining diversity in its’ appointments. Surgo (Pty) Ltd, therefore also encourages people with disabilities and from other diverse backgrounds to apply. Due to the high volume of applications, should you not receive feedback within three months upon submission, you can assume your application was unsuccessful and we encourage you to reapply. Please note that as a registered member of APSO, Surgo (PTY) Ltd. does not hold applicants accountable for any application fee.

Your CV will be kept on our database for us to contact you should any future vacancies become available. If you do not wish for us to keep your CV for any other positions, please email recruitement@surgo.co.za

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